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In a visit to a Ford factory earlier this week, U.S. President Donald Trump dismissed the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) as “irrelevant,” raising fresh questions about the direction of North American trade.Ford’s top executive, however, sees things differently. He emphasized that a free trade agreement within the region is hugely important. And just as manufacturers were beginning to adjust to the administration’s tariffs, they may now be facing yet another round of trade uncertainty.Also: Canada Just Let Cheap Chinese EVs Back InTrump helped create the USMCA during his first term, presenting it as a more balanced successor to the decades-old NAFTA agreement. Like NAFTA, the USMCA sets the rules for trade between the United States, Canada, and Mexico, shaping how industries, especially auto manufacturing, move goods and parts across borders.Is Another Disruption on the Way? Asked about the future of the agreement during his visit to Ford’s manufacturing plant, Trump said, “I don’t even think about USMCA.” He went on to say, “I want to see Canada and Mexico do well, but the problem is, we don’t need their product. We don’t need cars made in Canada, we don’t need cars made in Mexico, we want to make them here, and that’s what’s happening.”Last year, Trump imposed 25 percent tariffs on vehicles imported from Canada and Mexico, though carve-outs and workarounds have reduced their full impact.Later in the same interview, Trump showed little interest in revisiting the terms of the deal. “Well, I can [renegotiate USMCA], it expires very shortly, and we could have it or not; it wouldn’t matter to me. I think they [Canada and Mexico] want it, I don’t really care about it. No real advantage to it. It’s irrelevant to me.”Ford’s Boss Has His Say That hands-off stance doesn’t match the view from Ford’s headquarters. CEO Jim Farley, speaking with CTV News shortly after accompanying Trump on the factory tour, described the trade agreement as “critical” to the company’s operations.Read: Farley Tells Trump Ford’s Replacing Its Next Big EV Truck With Something He’ll Like“We really see Canada and Mexico and the U.S. as an integrated manufacturing system,” he said. “And that’s how we’re going to approach this negotiation. Very critical for us, but we need revisions.” Farley did not specify what these “revisions” could be.Bill Ford, the automaker’s executive chair, also pointed to the ongoing uncertainty automakers face, citing tariffs, changing emissions rules, and the unclear future of USMCA. “It’s a game we’ve been in my whole career,” he said. “If I had a perfect world, which I never will, we’d have some certainty in regulations.”The USMCA is set for a scheduled review in July. If all three countries agree to extend it, the deal will remain in effect for another 16 years.Executive Warnings on Soaring Car PricesBoth Ford leaders also raised concerns about affordability, an issue Trump touched on during his Detroit visit. According to CTV, Bill Ford said the company needs more entry-level offerings, noting that average vehicle prices have exceeded $50,000. He cited plans Ford’s plans to launch a $30,000 electric pickup in 2027 and said more pricing solutions were in development. Farley called affordability one of his top concerns heading into 2026 and and warned that consumer demand shouldn’t be taken for granted.